The new study shows that in a group of adolescents from inner-city Chicago, the nervous system is different, depending on an individual's mother's level of education-- both in the absence of stimulation, and when the brain is stimulated by sound. The same children who showed more "noise" in the nervous system performed worse on standardized tests of memory and reading. Additionally, the nervous system's response to sound was less strong and less precise among children of less-educated mothers.

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Body Images

Body Image: Four-Year-Olds 'Feeling Pressure' Teachers say body image is a constant issue for children, with even those as young as four feeling pressure over their weight. An early years teacher in England told researches: "I work with four to five-year-olds and some say things like 'I can't eat cheese, it will make me fat'." A teacher at one primary school said: "I am very worried to hear little girls as young as 10 talking about being skinny and dieting."